My Story
Born in Florida to immigrant parents, I've been a lifelong student of understanding people across all types of perceived boundaries and barriers. Yet, I spent much of my teens and 20’s disconnected from my own voice. Feeling the pressure to become a “successful” adult, I followed a path toward a reliable salary.
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That path led me to get my B.A. in International Affairs from the George Washington University and M.B.A. from Duke University. I became a consultant, and then a marketer at Accenture, Unilever, and Burt’s Bees. I marched up the corporate ladder. I married a guy who “checked all the boxes” at age 25. I lived abroad during a two-year expat gig at Samsung in Seoul, South Korea. I traveled to 50 countries. I fit into a size 0 dress. I bought a house. I drove a BMW. Success! Right?
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Well, not quite for me. I followed the raucous applause of everyone around me at the cost of taking the time to reflect on what mattered to me. I was living a life that felt like it had taken on a life of its own. It took all of my energy to keep up with. I had nothing left over to replenish myself.
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Thankfully, the brilliant thing about your inner voice is that it doesn’t quit until you listen to it. It brought me out of my seven-year marriage. And, even though I kept thinking, “If I had a life purpose it would have dawned on me by now”, I also knew it was worth it to keep searching for it. I decided to hire a life coach to help me figure things out. Then, I fell in love with coaching!
Coaching integrated all of the elements I most enjoyed in my corporate career - connecting with people, empowering my team, understanding what influences decision making, and using creativity to overcome challenges.
Working on myself also allowed me to find a romantic partnership that nurtures me, and a voracious appetite to do what inspires me. Now I take my expertise in creating brands, devising growth strategies, and finding solutions to business problems and use it to help you realize your inspired life.
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What inspires me?
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​My clients and other courageous people. Seeing the world. Working on a Turkish cookbook of my family’s recipes. Nature. Meditation. Learning about fitness and wellness. Art.
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I'm curious, what inspires you?
